As Blender 2.57a (stable) is out and Blender 2.5 is very different from 2.49 and much more usable especially for beginners it *maybe* would be better to have a importer and exporter for Blender 2.5x instead of the 2.49 one. But having one for 2.49 in such a quick time is nice.

Hi, I'm am trying to import a 3DS object with Blender. I've tried a model and even a simple box - each time I get the error "Python Script Error - Check Console". !! I'm stuck at this point, I thought it was because the files were on my desktop - and the path lenght was too long, so moved the file to a folder on the local HDD and still same problem.